"OW!"

"Pika pikachu pikachu, pika ka kachu cha pika!" Pikachu squealed to Lizzie as Salena ran down the stairs, looking for Lizzie.

"Woah Pikachu, way to fast. Now calm down and tell me again." Lizzie said as Salena found her.

"Lizzie, Pikachu scratched me. I 'ate him." Salena said as Pikachu waved it's palms. Lizzie bent down by Salena and took her hand.

"You don't mean that Lacey. You're just angry and hurt."

"I do, I do mean it! I hate you Pikachu." Looking at Pikachu and shouting, Lizzie assesed the cut again.

"It didn't even break the skin."

"But it hurts."

Lizzie took a breath and sighed. "My dad's in the kitchen. He'll give you a bandaid."

"Thanks Lizzie!" Salena said as she ran to the kitchen, still in tears.

b

"Ok Pikachu, what happened?" Lizzie asked

Now, being more calm and taking a deep breath, Pikachu spoke again. "Pika pikachu pikachu, pika ka kachu cha pika."

"Playing with toys, she was about to take the one you were hoping to play with? That's when your claw accidently came out." Lizzie said back, checking if she had all the details.

"Pika."

"Are you sure Pikachu?"

"Pika."

"Lizzie, Pikachu, come in here please!" The two heard Ash holler as Lizzie sighed.

"Get on my shoulder Pikachu. I'll smooth this over with dad." Pikachu hopped up on Lizzie's shoulder. Almost falling off, not used to a kid's shoulder anymore.

b

Coming into the kitchen, Ash looked at the pair, but his eyes burned on Pikachu. He was obviously angry.

"Dad, it's just a scratch. Pikachu didn't mean to do it." Lizzie said as Pikachu nodded.

"I'm not angry about the scratch. Pikachu, did you growl at Salena?" Ash asked as Pikachu nodded.

"You didn't tell me that." Lizzie said as Pikachu looked at Lizzie sadly.

"I'm sorry Pikachu. I don't want to do this. But return." He said holding Pikachu pokeball. lizzie gasped. She rarely saw Pikachu's pokeball, and rarely used.

"Dad, he doesn't deserve that!" Lizzie yelled as Salena looked at her fearfully. She thought Lizzie had her best intrests at heart.

"He's never done anything like this to someone else's kid!" Ash said loudly. Just then Brock came in the back door, staring at Ash and Lizzie.

"Is something wrong?" Brock asked, looking confused.